The Foreign Taste
Floral

Ranum rage. Tika claimed not to have more hair ties or rubber. As a result he went through the first two hours of study with his hair loose.

At first Ranum was a bit embarrassed when entering the class, many eyes that followed his figure.

Even when he was sitting on the bench Ranum found some of his friends were still watching him. Including Adnan.

But Ranum did not pierce the eyes of Adnan who seemed to want to say something. He looked back as Mira called out to him.

"Num. Ranum!" Call Mira.

"Yes, Mir?"

"Tumben hair cut?"

"That hair fell out of the dirt. Disgust is taken again. So yes already," said Ranum resigned.

"But look forward to gini deh Num" Puji Tanti joined the stand beside Mira.

"That's what I said. Mending was stroked, Num, her hair," Seloroh Tika.

"Strongly sultry.. eh anyone has more rubber or hair tie?" Ranum asked half-expecting.

"Enggaakk.." said the three together.

"Bu Nunik is coming. Miss Nunik is coming!" Mira suddenly said.

And during the Chemistry lesson taught by Bu Nunik, Ranum must also endure the stifling stinginess. This little torment continued into Indonesian lessons until the break bell rang.

Ranum stood up immediately. He wanted to go to the cafeteria and ask for rubber on Buk De Ndari. But just as his steps were tracking down the classroom exit, Adnan suddenly called out to him.

Feeling bad if he kissed Adnan in front of his friends, Ranum also invited his five friends to go first to the cafeteria.

"But then please buy ketoprak ya, Ka. Fear of running out" Pinta Ranum told Tika.

"OKAY. Just calm. We go first, yeah.."

"Eh! The same rubber is also Kaa.." cried Ranum added.

"Yes. yeah.."

And Tika along with the others went to the cafeteria. Ranum then turned to Adnan.

"What's wrong?"

"I want to apologize. I'm khilaf. Forgot and not clear in detail when I ask you to make a KAS book. Sorry," Adnan said.

"Yes. Accepted his forgiveness."

"That's pretty. Really forgiven this?"

Ranum replied with a brief nod.

"Udah right? Yes first. Waiting for friends," said Ranum while turning his body.

"You go to the cafeteria, huh? I'm in. I'm also laper."

And Adnan also aligns himself beside Ranum. Along with them the road to the canteen. Even so, Ranum seemed reluctant to walk with him.

"Where are your friends?" Asked Ranum reluctantly.

It was obvious in his eyes the actual sentence that Ranum wanted to say.

'Ngapain follow me. I guess there is no temen. Keep your distance!' batin Ranum's.

"The others also went to the cafeteria. It just fucked us up."

Hearing the word 'we' that Adnan said, suddenly Ranum's heart pounded faster. Make it so speed up his steps so as not to go hand in hand with Adnan.

And as if knowing that Ranum did not like it, Adnan also kept his distance and walked right behind Ranum.

Arriving at the cafeteria, Ranum and Adnan headed for their respective pews.

And as if it had been planned, the two sat side by side when they realized that their two groups of friends were sitting at the same long table again.

Ranum again grumbled in his heart.

'this is friends on purpose huh?'

"Num! Here!" Call Tika.

"I bought him his armpit. And here's the rubber," Tika said again while thrusting a package of ketoprak and red rubber.

"Thank you, Tik. You save me a lot!"

"Udah nyantai. Eat something."

And Ranum immediately stormed the ketoprak before him immediately.

When Ranum was about to get up and buy some iced tea, a hand beside him offered him a glass of iced tea.

"More. Ice tea. Mine's this iced orange. Don't have to be paid. Say an apology."

Ranum initially felt disinclined to take the glass in front of him. But then Adnan said again.

"That's iced tea. From the usual temen."

Finally Ranum was willing to accept iced tea from Adnan.

'I am thirsty anyway.'

"Thank you.."

"Together.."

Soon there was a chorus around the two.

"Cieeee. 'makasianhh.' 'same-sama'"

"Yes, this means. I have used the tracts. We-we as the best friend really not all treated Nan."

"That's already. If you already have a girl, often friends are far away."

The jokes from Adnan's friends make Ranum so nervous. He felt a dilemma whether the iced tea in his hand should he put back or how.

"What the hell. Ordinary times. The cave is wrong. So naturally dong if the cave apologizes," Sergey Adnan.

Ranum was momentarily stunned. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little sad to hear Adnan's words.

"Hey. Floral. Your KAS book is more neat than a cave. So you'll have you later, yes" A man's voice sounded in Ranum's ear.

"Hey. Not exactly?" The voice spoke again.

When Ranum looked for the owner of the voice, he found that there was a voice Yanto. But strangely the man was seriously staring at him.

"Yes? Pake made you his KAS book."

"Mm. okay. You called me-"

Ranum's speech was cut by Adnan's friend Agus.

"His name is Ranum, To. Not Flowers. Yes free is you say ngalor ngidul if call his name aja wrong. He will not worry if you talk to him," Tegur Agus.

"O. Ranums. Equally beautiful as a flower."

All : "..." (Silent)

"Why?" Ask Yanto. I feel like there is nothing wrong with his words.

"So. It'sit's okay. Lo mah talking about the exorbitant pinter but like not to know the meaning of the lo talkin," said Agus again.

"What the hell lu. The cave of pinter."

"Yes, yes. sorry, Ranum. He is not sensitive. Don't take heart. He means nothing" said Agus.

"What the hell, Gus. The one who said it couldn't understand. Gua just failed to understand," Yanto said again.

All : "..."

"Mh.. Yanto's. Gini aja's. I think we share a job desk. So you're minting boys' CASH money. While I mintain to the girl. How's it?" Ranum's proposal, breaking the silence that feels strange.

"Oh. Okay. That's okay too. How many?"

"Not to be big-gede. A thousand a week." proposed Mira.

"Yes. Agree to that," cried the others together.

"Yes already. Later on, he discussed it again. Right in class anyway. Now we eat first. The buzzer came in again, "Tegur Adnan.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman.."

"Keep Mr. Ketuu.."

The atmosphere in the cafeteria was warm. Because of the friendship between the teenagers who are getting closer.

When the bell rang, they all left immediately. Left traces and the rest of their snacks in the cafeteria earlier.

On the way to class, Ranum heard a slow whisper.

"But you are beautiful. I'm like a flower."

As he turned his head to the left, Adnan passed through it without seeing it again. In his heart, Ranum felt doubtful. What he heard was just an illusion.

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